Patient Safety Resource Seminar: Librarians on the Front Lines

Abstract

This interactive seminar focuses on ways librarians can become more
involved in patient safety processes and activities - both within their institutions and
organizations and in providing patient safety resources for health professionals, for
administration and staff, and for patients and families.
Topics include understanding the definitions and issues of patient safety;
locating where patient safety practices and contacts exist within an institution;
identifying appropriate resources;
and library advocacy in the area of patient safety.
These four hours of lecture, discussion and brainstorming help librarians in all fields
become effective agents for improving patient safety.